Mardi Gras from the 1930's and beyond

By By Andrea Waguespack

Houstonians are heading to Galveston to celebrate Mardi Gras, the bead-and-float-filled festivities that lead up to Ash Wednesday, and subsequently mark the beginning of the Lenten season.

Mardi Gras' roots are deep in New Orleans. Take a look at the parades and festivities that have come out of "Nawlines" from the 1930s onward.

Take this picture, for example. Even back in 1938, revelers were partying outside the box. Check out these guys in women's lingerie and hats as they stand among the crowd gathered for the Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans, Louisiana in February 1938. less

Houstonians are heading to Galveston to celebrate Mardi Gras, the bead-and-float-filled festivities that lead up to Ash Wednesday, and subsequently mark the beginning of the Lenten season.